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Well I'm writing a research paper for my Honors English 2 class and it's too late to change topics. Mine is Italian culture. Well I know religion and entertainment are apart of culture, but what other topics should I discuss? It has to be 5 pages, 12pt font, double spaced. Mine, handwritten, medium-big handwriting, single spaced, is about a page and a half with my intro, 2 paragraphs on entertainment, and 1 paragraph on religion. I'm not really sure what would be included in culture. I don't think I just write about everything in Italy-- or do I? Pretty much, if you were doing a countries culture, what would be paragraph topics? I hope you get what I mean, sorry if you don't. Thanks in advance!!
Before you get upset, I have a degree in English, so I do know what I'm talking about. First, some basic paper writing advise. As broad as your topic is, I doubt you'll get much better than a C regardless of length if you write about everything. Part of a good research paper is knowing how to narrow a topic. If your teacher approved the topic, no wonder you're having so much trouble. The teacher sucks. If not, then you should have the choice of narrowing your topic to ONE facet of Italian culture. For example: Did you know that Italy has one of the highest wine consumptions per capta of any other nation? If that isn't culture I don't know what is. Plus there are many regions of Italy that have their own cultural context. Tuscany for example. Then there is the history of thier art which has spread to the world. I think your best bet for a good paper would be to outline a specific element of the country's culture and research HOW this element effects the people of the country. For example: The culture of a largely Catholic country could be interesting to delve into. HOW does religion effect the politics, daily life or history of the Italian people? The answers to that are facinating, shocking, horrific, and inspirational. (It is a topic I know something about, but it is also one that can offend people. Think about that before you choose.) You might even find yourself needing to narrow your topic again. Luck to you!
(Rating: 5) Wow, yeah she approved the topic, I didn't realize how tough it would be, she's a new teacher, it's her 1st year, she probably didn't either. I'll just write about one or two specific things and she'll have to deal, or I'll tell her I narrowed it down a bit. Thanks, and I wasn't going to get upset over hearing the truth, I just hate how people rate down for silly things like that, or get mad over silly things like that.